On 11/11/2010 04:42 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 5:35 PM, dhk <dhk...@optonline.net> wrote: >> Lately I've been getting this MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE error. It only happens >> when I'm logged into my home amd64 box from my office x86 box. I use >> ssh -X ip.add.res.s to log in. Everything seems to work and save fine >> except for the error message and not being able to run an x-application >> remotely. >> >> The first error occurs when I try to run an x-application remotely. >> $ jpilot >> Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key >> (jpilot:16276): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: localhost:11.0 >> >> The second error occurs after I exit a file from a text editor. >> $ vi file.txt >> Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key >> >> I've been doing this for years without any problems and this probably >> started in the last month or so. >> >> I've seen a few things on line, but nothing that looks right. I also >> don't want to run the xhost+ command. >> >> Any ideas? > > I think you need to use xauth to check the permissions. Did your > remote machine name or something else like that significantly change > recently? > >
Very good, the -Y option worked, but I'm still confused why the -X stopped working. I suspect it has to do with the openssl update a few weeks ago on the x86 box at the office. After that update my ssh sessions were timing out, also, even though I have Client ans Server Alive's set in sshd_config and ssh_config. Thanks, --dhk
